There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane EDI - SKD
13h 14m$414–1,414Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MAN - SKD
15h 33m$543–1,089Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GLA - SKD
21h 44m$486–1,258Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane EDI - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
16h 35m$524–1,740
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Samarkand is 5313 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:14 AM in Edinburgh and 8:14 AM in Samarkand.
There are 670+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $23–25
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
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